#this needs to be said

[theredch3rry]

Things Life Series viewers need to know…

1. Pearl wasn’t the VILLAIN she was the VICTIM

2. Gem doesn’t deserve HATE for getting 3RD PLACE

3. Just because they’re you FAVORITE doesn’t mean they have to WIN

4. Everyone’s ACTING they’re all FRIENDS

[herejusttosufferalong]

Im worried fans are going to drive them apart by this stupid meddling and they may never get together. Rude comments for A, calling the hotel. So messy argh.

No need to worry. They will be fine relationally.

However, this is extremely disturbing and disgusting behavior by "fans" to track down this kind of info and to bombard Antonia with hate comments.

We are owed nothing from Luke and Nicola.

It is a HUGE overstep of boundaries and societal norms.

Having conversations in a respectful manner within your circle is one thing but this shit should never be brought to them and the comment sections on their SM pages.

Thankfully most of the people I have interacted in this space does not seem like they would do this kind of fuckery.

I appreciate you all for that 💜

Hopefully the rabid "fans" out there grow the fuck up!

[thishouseiscalledsqualor]

When I said I wanted to see more men in eyeliner, I really was not including J.D. Vance.

[hetalia-club]

I'm not normally one to rant or anything but here goes.

I hesitate to tag this. but I feel it needs to be said, in fact I feel it HAS to be said or I think this fandom is just going to be done for within the next 5 or so years. People need to read this and understand what is happening within the fandom and not continue this behavior or turn a blind eye to it.

This fandom has a SERIOUS problem. I don't say that lightly either. I feel like 99% of this fandom are sweet and caring people. but we have that 1%.

This 1% is killing the community in this fandom. How is it okay to message someone, demand they make a statement on THEIR blog and when they say they don't want to talk about it you then tell them you wish they would die a horrible death?

TW for suicide and SA! (you have been warned) Long rant below. (preempted note to let everyone know that I am fine, I am not posting this for people to feel bad for me. I am using my own experiences as examples, but this is not a 'me' issue this is a fandom issue)

Why is that so normalized here? The vague blogging and the call to arms people in this fandom do is actually disgusting. Picking one person and just beating them down until they eventually leave the fandom and at the SAME people will be like. "Why is the Hetalia fandom so small?" Who wants to be in a fandom where making one statement that's not even bad could get you death threats?

I don't think the fandom realizes how hurtful what they say can be. Sure you might not have liked a post someone made because you disagreed. Well then scroll down, hit the block button and carry on with your life. Why do some of you feel it is acceptable behavior to make mass posts calling out someone or going into their inbox to tell them you wish they would kill themselves?

I say I don't like Spamano and people say they want me dead. I say I don't want to talk about IRL politics on my parody Hetalia blog and my life and entire country is threatened.

I say we shouldn't insert our ships into everyone's lives and let people ship what they want and not feel forced to appease you. and you guessed it people wish terrible things onto me and my body.

I feel the only way this behavior will change is if we start calling it out more. I know it will feel repetitive but I think ignoring it is only making it worse at this point.

I know a lot of people would read this and think "If you don't like it then leave the fandom" well YOU'RE the issue. This is not normal behavior. These are not actions of someone who is mentality well. Why should I leave a fandom I've been in for 10 years because some idiot cannot handle that I don't like shipping characters together? How is that impacting their life at all?

a few months ago I made a post and it was highjacked and someone totally just took it over and added their own thing onto it talking about SA. Totally out of left field not related to what I posted at all. I simply messaged them and asked them if they could please remove the comment as I am a survivor of SA and it don't think it was funny or appropriate to add onto my post and they just said. "No I can say anything I want to. I was talking about Hetalia so it's fine." like what do you mean no!? Who responds that way? What a normal considerate person would do is say "I'm sorry of course! I can just go make my own post." but no they just left it there. It's still there, won't say which post or who it was because it doesn't matter anymore.

But this is the kind of behavior I'm talking about. This weird entitlement of everyone being so defensive and angry all the time. Just wanting to pick a fight over nothing. You never know if simply saying something like (Example) "I don't really like Austria" Could land you 100 anons all saying they wanted you to off yourself. It's like a game of Russian roulette. It's a very stressful environment for a big creator to be in. All it really takes is the wrong person to see a post you made and disagreed with and all of a sudden they are making posts about you without mentioning your name but are CLEARLY about you saying "This person hates all Austrians, they are a neo-nazi and we should all block them and send them hate and also let's just reword what they said to make it sound 100x worse because people won't read the original post and they will just believe us." Who would want to be a creator in an environment like that?

would you believe me if I told you I still to this day am getting someone in my inbox calling for my r*pe because of the stupid fucking beauty pageant poll I did? Is that not insanity? Who is that person? Wtf is their life? I personally could not imagine sending hate to anyone for any reason, and if I did it would be off of anon and I would say it with my chest. Because in order for someone to push it that far they would have to saying some absolutely terrible stuff to make me take time from my day and life to give them negative energy.

The fandom is shrinking because of the 1% driving them away. They come after artists who draw a character in a way they don't like. They come after writers for depicting a character in a way they disagree with. They go after shippers for portraying their ship 'wrong'. They will comment on people's fun little head canons and just leave the rudest most unnecessary comments thinks like "He wouldn't do that" like okay?? Thanks for your insert betty sue. And it's always when you were never trying to set someone off is when they lose their minds. They do not understand even if a blog is big and has a lot of followers it is still THAT creators blog. they are a person not an identity who just churns out content for just you and they have to say and do whatever you want.

Another thing the 1% like to do on here is they will wait for you to say something and then they will jump to attack a person who does the thing you said you dislike and they will tell that person "blog name XYZ said you are a horrible person and I agree kill yourself" That one is a near direct quote I got not too long ago. I got several like that and actually had to message said creator and say "Why are you mad at me?" and they were completely confused, had no idea how they decided to attack me because of what they said. When I tell you that the 1% are sitting there frothing at the mouth wanting to send hate and death threats I mean that 100%

It's not JUST me either. All creators in the Hetalia fandom I'm sure could tell you about upsetting hate they received and had no idea what they even did or said wrong. I have spoken to former Hetalia blogs ones who I used to call my pals before I went on my hiatus and came back. They all said they left not because they started hating Hetalia but they left for their mental health because the 1% got too bold and unchecked. This was never an issue before quarantine. I know it brought a lot of new fans and that's great! But I also feel along with bringing in some wonderful people it brought in some really dark minded people as well. Saying "Just disable anons and move on" is also not a solution. these people are still here and if they're not bothering me or you they are tormenting someone else because that's what these people do. That 'someone else' may only need the tiniest nudge at the edge and they may just actually hurt themselves. You don't know people. You don't know what everyone is going through. You don't know what someone's life is like outside of here.

PLEASE Please! stop telling people to kill themselves. Stop telling people to go get R**ed in a gutter. Get some help talk to a therapist, a friend, a trusted teacher, a life coach, your parents, your sibling. anyone! And if you don't have anyone in your life you can talk to you can message me and we can talk about what you're going through. I'm sure any other Hetalian on here would say the same thing. Bloggers are real people.

International suicide hotlines

Website to help you find a therapist in your own country and in your price range

I know I will more than likely get hate for posting this. Which is upsetting to just know is going to happen but someone needs to say this because it's getting kind of out of control these last couple months I feel.

if you read this through reblog it, spread it around let the people who NEED to see it see it.

[aruccchin]

Istg, people are hating so much on every driver this weekend as if it's not valid to be angry and frustrated when your team is fucking up your strategies, calls, and pits— not to mention the poor radio updates. Not that some of them made poor mistakes and decisions too, but it's also not solely their faults as well.

Like seb said (not these exact lines, but near), "what do you expect to hear from someone when I hit them? oh, sebastian, that's not nice! ofcourse they're gonna be mad!"

going by this, if you think any drivers are way too mad or sad or frustrated this weekend, give them grace. they are humans, they can be sensitive and aggravated like us fans :))

this is a weekend to forget for all of us— both fans and drivers— so let's give them our support and pray that the next gp will be better for them.

additional notes:

— if you hear even one radio from any of the drivers, none of them sound amused. like us, they are pissed and frustrated

— check post race interviews.

— nico rosberg: "took out the spark/excitement out of oscar's first win, and upsetted lando" (basically putting the blame on neither drivers)

— almost all drivers had problems in the car upgrades or team strategies.

[bluespiritshonour]

Batman's no-kill rule vs Aang's no-kill rule:

Batman: I care more about abstract values and ideals than I do about people. I don't care if people are getting hurt, I have rules and they're inflexible.

Aang: I'm the last surviving memeber of my race and keeping their (and my) values intact means preserving my entire culture—but I also care about people of the whole world so I'm gonna find a way to do both.

Edit: what makes it worse is the fact that all examinations of this rule usually are in the vein of “brrr, why won't kill? It'd be so easy!!!”

They rarely examine it through the frame of protecting people. Under the Red Hood and Batman: Ego come close.

But the conclusion to Under the Red Hood really is that Batman cares more about values than people. And in Batman: Ego, fantastic writing of Bruce/Batman that it is, it's still about Bruce just brushing all that argument off and saying he wouldn't kill.

So. I'd just say they do it in Under the Red Hood—where it's directly about letting Joker live is endangering people—and no, I don't want Bruce to kill the way most dudebros over at DC writing alt-Batmen do. I just want him to love the people around him.

While the introduction of energy-bending in ATLA was rushed, I actually like the concept. They could have done it much, much better, there just weren't enough episodes for that (which is why it should have four seasons for: Aang mastering Avatar state and discovering energy bending and for Zuko to integrate into the group well yada yada)—but the concept itself was amazing.

[troythings]

(from sde teiman, an israeli ‘detention facility’ in the negev desert)

i don’t ever want to hear about “leaked photographs of internment camps bring down a bad government and everyone gets justice” again.

ever.

[drasticemotions]

god I’m rewatching titans and I forgot how hot dick grayson is….who does he think he is walking around in that tight shirt with the sleeves rolled up

[villanelleskiss]

with riju being 17 or just barely 18 in TOTK and grown ass ppl sexualizing her is so sickening. if you are grown and sexualizing what is clearly still a child just bc she’s “legal” you are a disgusting person

[angelartemojis]

I know we dont typically get involved with drama in this community, but I think this needs to be said.

You shouldn't worry about "copying others" when it comes to emojis. As long as you aren't directly tracing people, and if you give some credit if heavily inspired, then it's perfectly fine.

Emotions will look similar to how we express them, and this type of art is simply showing that.

If people claim that someone is stealing simply by having similar (but still original) styles, then they are being ridiculous.

Your style is beautiful because it is yours. It's how you express these emotions, these expressions. If it changes, then that is ok. it's natural to change. If it looks a bit like someone else's unintentionally, THAT IS OK! We can not always have a 100% original idea, but that does not make our interpretation of it any less OURS.

(Ty for listening to my rant and have some emojis by me.)

From: Peter (He/Him)

[real-hot-grl-shi]

a thingy for my class 🧍🏾‍♀️

Tw!!!: eating/hygiene problems, depression, sexual assault, attachment issues, mentions to drugs, crying, insecurities, violence, etc.

!!please read at your own risk!!

Ok we need to talk. 

Or better put it, I need to talk. 

Relationships platonic and romantic have been faltering for the past few years to “situation-ships” and one sided relationships. This might be controversial but hear me out. As a person who dealt with break ups and cut offs over the span of less than three months, I am honestly more disappointed than just mad. I feel like it should be talked about more than o already is because it’s to the point that people like me get literally depressed over this type of stuff. 

It feels like I’m just a rag doll being tossed around for people to toy with, but not to keep. There’s a difference between wanting someone to play, and someone to stay. Love platonic and romantic will be painful. But at least make the person feel welcome and loved until you can’t anymore. Instead of fleeing the moment something goes wrong. 

Sometimes all a person needs is company. And sometimes all company needs is a person. In my school I see people one day walking with their friends and lover all giggly and happy, and the other day they’re fighting. That’s just how my recent relationships were. And I’m guilty that I let that happen to me. They talked behind my back, they put their hands on me, they insulted me. All this stuff, and I gave them nothing but grace and respect. And I was the blame when I was in my room crying myself to sleep on February 11th 2024. 

I put my all into them. All my money, all my art, all my time, all my love, all my life. Hell it was to the point where I couldn’t go a day without him. That’s how bad it was. It was a point where I couldn’t even eat and take care of myself without him on my mind. Looking back at it, I feel pretty pathetic, but of course, I couldn’t just say that to myself. I would need to learn from it. 

Not my ex, not my money, not my friends, but me. Friends who knew each other for a week are laughing in the hallways, meanwhile a friends friend is telling me to get her packet that she left behind. Why am I the one who is getting hurt? I deserve love just like everyone else. Maybe it’s my fashion? Maybe it’s my personality? Maybe it’s my body? Who knows. But that shouldn’t be the reason why people leave me without any thought or explanation whatsoever. I should be angry. Livid even, fighting and insulting the people who hurt me just like they did to me.

I should be crying and lashing out at everyone because I was the one who was hurt. That should make me sit in my room and not take care of myself. That should make me have 0 restraint with my emotions, like i used to. But I choose not to. I choose not to let my emotions get the best of me, like I used to. Don’t get me wrong I wish things were different. I wish I had a loving boyfriend and a fun group of friends. But at the end of the day, all I have is myself. And I learned that the hard way. Relationships are a sacred thing.

 Especially to the ones that feel large emotions, especially to the ones who are passionate. Especially to the ones like me. When I was little and to this day, the doctor said that I’m emotionally mature, meaning that I have a good grasp at explaining and expressing my emotions. When I was in elementary school, I was taunted for that, being called a cry baby, or sensitive for hurting myself on the monkey bars or something. Because of that, I stayed away from anything that would actively hurt me, like needles or sharp edges. Ever since then I have learned to keep my emotions under control, or under wraps.

 Take my control as a glass. And take my emotions as wine. If you pour too much into the glass. It’ll break. But not just that. It’ll break and spill. That’s what always happened to me when I was younger. Of course, I have better control because I’m more mature. But it’s not like my emotions are gone. They’re just better handled. I'm also what my father likes to call it, passionate. That means that when I get attached to something or some emotion. I latch onto it like a koala on a branch. And I don’t let go. If you show me an ounce of love or affection, then I will cling to you.

 Especially if it’s romantic. And it shows. If I love someone, I will talk about them whether it’s verbally, writing or drawing it down, or just floating my mind. And that will just make me more attached, like a dopamine hit. Like a drug. 

He was a drug. 

And it’s my fault that I got addicted. It was my fault that the drug was forced away from me. It was my fault that the drug was taken from me. But was it my fault that the drug was bad?? No. But that doesn’t excuse my actions. The upside to me being passionate is me being self aware about the situation. Sure, I cried and cried about him for days, but I eventually paused and went through what he did to me. And I eventually realized that he wasn’t good for me.

At all.

But I’ll give him this.

He was a good lesson.

And I’m glad I learned from it. 

My father told me to not fight all battles, but to pick the ones you want to fight. But how about if the battles pick me? Am I supposed to surrender? Or am I obligated to just keep fighting?  Because if I am, will I win in the end?

[fourphoenixfeathers]

I know I usually stay clear from US politics, but I needed to say something bc this is starting to look concerningly like 1933 Germany, especially in light of the recent SCOTUS decision.

A lot of people don't vote because both parties seem like a terrible choice. I’m telling you RIGHT NOW that as horrible as Biden’s performance is, it cannot be as bad as the plan for Trump’s administration.

Project 2025 is recruiting applicants to not only support their policies, but to be an “army of aligned, vetted, trained, and prepared conservatives.” Their mission statement is to build an army of like-minded supporters to “deconstruct the Administrative State.”

They are taking applications for positions in the potential Trump administration with the goal of filling the Executive Branch with said vetted and trained conservatives. A flood of right leaning executive branch employees could seriously disrupt the balance of power. We'll get into what they want to do with that power later.

They are offering classes on how to “effectively issue and repeal regulations to advance the President’s agenda” and that “primes individuals to start implementing the President's agenda on Day One.” They aren't looking for sound policy and public support, they are looking for overwhelming force.

Project 2025 is planning a 180-day playbook, a strategy to “bring quick relief […] from the Left's devastating policies.” Flowery language aside, they are planning on rolling back progressive policies as fast as possible when these policies took ages to go through in the first place.

All of these quotes were taken directly from Project 2025’s official website. But this isn't all. This is just the start. I haven't even started quoting their Mandate for Leadership. There is so much wrong with it that I can't fit it all here. If you can handle sensitive topics (of the far right kind), I encourage you to read the foreword for yourself, but at the very least, here's the highlights.

“There are many executive tools a courageous conservative President can use to handcuff the bureaucracy, restore power over Washington to the American people, bring the Administrative State to heel, and in the process defang and defund the woke culture warriors” (pg. 9)

The next conservative President’s administration “starts with deleting the terms sexual orientation and gender identity (‘SOGI’), diversity, equity, and inclusion (‘DEI’), gender, gender equality… abortion, reproductive health, reproductive rights, and any other term used [against First Amendment rights] out of every… piece of legislation that exists.” (pg. 4-5)

“Allowing parents or physicians to ‘reassign’ the sex of a minor is child abuse and must end.” (pg. 5)

“Pornography, manifested today in the omnipresent propagation of transgender ideology and sexualization of children… has no claim to First Amendment protection… Pornography should be outlawed. The people who produce and distribute it should be imprisoned. Educators and public librarians who purvey it should be classed as registered sex offenders.” (pg. 5)

This is terrifying. I hate that I made myself do this research bc I am shaking, but people need to know. I don't care if you hate Biden or if you don't really care about either party. The current state of the conservative party is a monstrous amalgamation of extremist buzzwords and propaganda. This cannot be allowed to happen.

If you are a US citizen, please vote. If not, please spread the word.

[shera-dnd]

This... this has to be on purpose, right?

Like this can't be an accident

The Aeon of Voracity?

Voreacity?

[m0dernchr0n1cles]

Li Yunxiang and Nezha

Li Yunxiang: "Oh! You come with an extra pair of everything! I only have two arms. So boring."

[calamitoustide]

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[kremechihihi]

me n the gf